. >>> and billy porter's pride.he award-winning performer on what community means in these divided times and why he practices activism through acting. >> he's one of a kind. >>> first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we have to continue with our social distancing, folks. we have to wear the face coverings. there are no excuses to let up even one bit. >> the stunning and dramatic new peak to cases of coronavirus. the u.s. seeing its highest number of new infections since april. >> as more people mix, as the economy opens up, as more people are out and about, wear a mask. >> grand jury indicted three men accused in the shooting death of an unarmed black man jogging in georgia. >> the family was ecstatic to hear it happened this morning. >> counselor to the president kellyanne conway defended the president's use of the term kung flu. he wants many to understand the virus originated in china. >> president trump vows to sign an order to prevent protesters from tearing down monuments across the c

let's go to you on that, billie jd porter. i wish i knew the answer to that question.s, i do think our lifestyles will be redefined by this and, in a sense, i think they will be forever changed. i think that even if a vaccine is developed, how long will it take until people get widespread access to it? i do feel like we need to adapt. i see lots of people across social media talking about what they want to do when this is over. what they want to do when life goes back to normal, quote on quote. i do not know if there will be a normal. i think that the normal will be forever changed by this. i really, really hope we will be going back to festivals and parties and pubs and restaurants soon, but i am not holding out much hope for that reality anytime soon, at least. are you also a bit pessimistic, deputy minister? if i am being honest, no. i am actually positive. perhaps many of my contexts a re different. we have only had 22 cases in namibia. no death here. the impact of social distancing, being locked down at home, it is still the same. but i do agree with billie to say

billie jd porter, do you agree with that?ople aren't really getting it worse than anyone else? i mean, i think that the well—being of people from all generations has been affected. i think that the ways that the elderly and people in care homes have been hit by this is one of the most dark things we've seen since the virus took hold. i miss my friends as well. i think this has had a devastating effect on so many people's mental health. my anxiety is through the roof and i think that we all kind of collectively are going through something so unprecedented. but beyond this, i do feel that there is far too much pressure being placed on the individual, we are guilt tripping ourselves and one another for feeling this way, or if there is any flouting of the rules. in my mind, that is a very convenient distraction from the ways that politicians have failed us and what has actually placed us here. billie, i am just going to ask you, we have had questions on social media, or points, rather. rohina, for instance, has asked, "how will "

one of the marshals of the coming of the pride parade in new york, billy porter, he said, "this is not to be an ffing parade. it's going to be a march." i think he captured the spirit of that first parade. >> the significance is seeing actually the texture of history. the joy in the streets, the youth, the new spirit of "we are not going to take this anymore." and then it is a lot of fun. they will enjoy the whole 1960's gay-in moment, which you see so clearly in central park. >> charles francis, thank you for joining us from the mattachine society in washington, d.c. from film maker lilli vincenz, two films. the first titled "the second largest minority." the second is titled "gay and proud." (music) ♪ ♪ >> basically, what we are trying to impress upon people but we are homosexual human beings and homosexual american citizens. everybody always remember stuff first word in both of those phrases -- homosexual -- and very conveniently overlooks the second and third words in each of those phrases -- american citizens and human beings. we want the full rights and dignity and all that goes

. >>> billy porter is on the "kelly clarkson show." you can watch that coming up at 3:00. >> announcer: coming up "california live" and then "access daily" and "days of our lives" at 1:00. great day on the lake! it is. lunch is cookin'! and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. fellas, can it get any better than this? whoa! my old hairstyle grew back. so did mine. [80's music] what? i was an 80's kid. it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. morning with the standing ovation mississippi state law makers have overwhelmingly approved a bill to change the state's flag containing the confederate emblem. workers at the state capitol in jackson took the flag down for the day. law makers called the decision long overdue. some people were angry about it outside the state building. >> i always thought that mississippi needed to make sure we had a heart and soul. today we did. >> i love this flag. it's a good representation for the state of mississippi whether you like it or not. >> the bill calls for the curr

today with new interest in this movie, one of the marshals of the coming pride parade in new york, billy porterhe said this is not going to be an fing parade. it is going to be a march. i feel he in that comment captures the spirit of this first christopher street parade filmed by lilli. >> finally, explain the significance of what our viewers are about to see. >> the significance is saying actually the texture of history, the joy in the streets, the youth, the new spirit of we are not going to take this anymore. and then it's a lot of fun. they'll enjoy the whole '60s gay-in moment you see so clearly in central park. >> charles francis, thanks very much for joining us from the mattachine society in washington d.c. and from film mark lil lilli vicenz two films the first one seven minutes titled the second largest minority and the second one titled "gay and proud." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> two very similar things. that we are a homosexual human being and homosexual american citizen. everybody always remembers the first word in both of those phrases, homosexual. and very conveniently overlooks the second and

performances by janelle monet, billy porter and more.have the full details on the virtual happeningings in san francisco and the bay area on our website. >>> another major corporate advertiser is pausing ads on facebook. >> up next, a look at the growing list of chaens that are making a statement by stopping ads on the social media site. >>> and tracking the red flag warning that goes into effect to that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. >>> starbucks is the latest to pause advertising on facebook over their failures to remove hate speech. they say they are holding internal discussions with media partners and civil rights organizations on how to stop spread of such speech. civil rights groups have organized a boycott following racial inequality follow iing t death of george floyd. now other corporate giants have announced similar boycotts. coca-cola will pause ads f

one of the marshals of the coming pride parade in new york, billy porter, he said, "this is not goingo be an effing parade. it's going to be a march." i feel that he and that comment captures the spirit of this first christopher street parade host: explain the significance of what our viewers are about to see. mr. francis: the significance is seeing actually the texture of history. the joy in the streets, the youth, the new spirit of "we are not going to take this nymore." and then it is a lot of fun. they will enjoy the whole 1960's gay-in moment, which you see so clearly in central park. host: charles francis, thank you for joining us from the mattachine society in washington, d.c. and from filmmaker lilli vincenz, two films. the first one is seven minutes titled "the second largest minority." the second one is titled "gay and proud." it runs about 12 minutes. [video clip] >> i don't have her address with he. -- me. >> [indiscernible] Â [gunshot] >> basically, what we are trying to impress upon people are these very similar things, that we are homosexual human beings and homosexual

liberation and i feel that spirit welling up today with one of the marshals of the coming pride parade billy porterid this is not going to be an f-ing parade, it's going to be a march, and i feel that he in that comment captures the spirit of this first christopher street parade filmed by lilli. >> and finally, explain the significance of what our viewers are about to see. >> the significance is seeing actually the texture of history, the joy in the streets, the youth, the new spirit of we are not going to take this anymore and then it's a lot of fun. they'll enjoy the whole '60s gay-in moment which you see so clearly in central park. >> charles francis, thank you very much for joining us from washington, d.c. and filmmaker lilli vincenz and the first one is seven minutes titled "the second largest minority" and the second one is titled "gay and proud." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we are homosexual human beings and homosexual american citizens. everybody always remembers the first word in both of those phrases, homosexuals, and very conveniently overlooks american citizens and human beings. full of th

. >>> performances by billy porter and more will be part of that.have the full details on how to watch that as well as the virtual events happening in san francisco and the bay area all on our website abc7news.com. >>> got to love a good pride weekend. hope you're all celebrating together. have a full new hour. we have a full new hour coming up in just a minute. not everyone, though, is waking up happy this pride weekend. >> we're supposed to be celebrating our empowerment. this is beyond disturbing. moing out the damag doneong ts anbtq cenr iountiereopening bus. what will be allowed tomorrow, who won't be and what's being told to wait longer. ♪ you've got something up your sleeve ♪ ♪ what you didn't know was you were surprising ♪ ♪ your father-in-law steve ♪ the best part of wakin' up is folgers in your cup ♪ >>> the edition so delay recent trends in coronavirus makes for a gloomy start to the week for many local businesses. one bay area county long being the last to open up may be moving forward. good evening, it is sunday, june 28th. thanks for j

there will be performances by jo janelle monae, billy porter and more. you can watch it all on our website, abc7news.com. we hope you tune in and join fofor that. >>> change is coming to "the simpsons," it will no longer be using white actors for characters. those voices will be recast. "the simpsons" will still have their main characters. >>> still to come on "abc 7 mornings," the u.s. hits a grim mu milestone when it comes to coronavirus fatalities. some local governments are halting reopening measures. >>> plus the trump administration facing more criticism over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. ♪ amazing school district. the hoa has been very involved. these shrubs aren't board approved. you need to break down your cardboard. thank you. violation. violation. i see you've met cynthia. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. and it does help us save a bunch of money. two inches over regulation. thanks, cynthia. for bundling made easy, go to geico.com caress immerses your senses, with silk extract and floral oil essence. g

perfes by billy porter and the to watch that and virtual events happen income san francisco and the bay area on our website, abc7news.com. >>> all right. lisa, this is usually such a fun weekend. it's a sad, you know, because of the pandemic. we can't be out and about celebrating but i guess the weather is going to prevent a lot of people from wanting to go outside in the city, too. it's cold out there. >> and windy for sure. that continues that theme but we have the red flag warning we want to talk about that is new and in fact, it is the first one of the 2020 season. so closer to home. it's in the north bay mountains. marin, sonoma, napa about 1,000 feet tonight you can see from chico to the sierra and highlighted later on humidity readings dropping to 15%. below average today. s,70 and windy out liz? >> thanks, lisa. thanks for joining us. i'm liz with lisa argen.argen.a. "gma" is next. have a great day and happy pride. >>> good morning, america. states and cities rethinking their strategies as the global number of coronavirus cases has just hit the 10 million mark. records shattered

and emmy winner billy porter joins us to talk about how nationwide protests against racial unjus thus give him hope. all that coming up when we see you at 7:00. >>> let's take a quick live look outside before we head k. this is a look west from the salesforce tower camera. and you can see that fickle fog there hanging around the city of we're all doing our part by staying at home. that could mean an increase in energy bills. you can save by using a fan to cool off... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or closing your shades during the day. stay well and keep it golden. >>> one last look at stocks now. you can see more red today. the dow now down about 120 points. this comes after nearly 1.5 million americans filed for unemployment last week. >>> and we are following some breaking news. a shooting in santa rosa on sebastopol road. officers found two adults who had been shot multiple times. they are expected to survive and police haven't identified the suspect or a weapon. >> reporter: i'm kiet do and we're live at san quentin state prison. the latest coronavirus hot

former secretary of state condoleezza rice and other celebrities including beyonce, taylor swift, billy porternd lady gaga. you know what, this morning our team is celebrating in a big way. >> and the emmy goes to "today in the bay," woman rescued, sausalito mudslide, kntv nbc bay area. >> and i was jumping up and down in my bedroom i was so excited. covering last winter's sausalito mudslide. and we also have a big congratulations to our very own meteorologist kari hall. she won an emmy this is her two for the night. >> yeah! >> best weather anchor, kari, whoo! you can check out these photos of kari celebrating at home. it was a virtual ceremony this year for everyone. it was nice to be nominated. it was a fun night. we even got together before to celebrate. >> after you called your mom like you should. >> i was a little late because i was talking to my mom. again, kari, congratulations. well deserved. >> kari was dressed up, fabulous outfit. >> congratulations to the whole team. >>> let's start out with a celebration this morning with a live look outside in san francisco as the sun rises this

b wn: to that end, mcdonald and an all-star group of black theater artists: phylicia rashad, billy porterbrian stokes mitchell and many others, have also launched a new effort called "black theatre united." >> we need every voice lifted and every heart opened, aligned with ours to fight against racist ideologies that have rvided us by devaluing ou lives. we will not be silent. >> brown: it's focused on the larger society: the coalition is "artnering with groups like" fair count"fair fight" to promote greater voter participation and otect voting rights. the theater itself is the other focus. among other projects, the group wants to create mentorship programs for aspiring young black artist and bring attention to inequities within the theater world. african americans make up just 7.5% of membsh in actor's equity, the labor union for livr theatricalrmance. members of color "ve fewer work opportunities"-- just 7.5% keof principal roles, and 0% lesshen they do find work. and, according to theater mania, an industry site, in the current season, out of the 37 shows that were on stage before covi

other celebrities including beyonce, taylor swift, jennifer lopez, billy porter, and lady gaga. >>> wellyou know what, more celebration going on this weekend. our team actually celebrated a big victory over the weekend. "today in the bay," the show you're watching right now, was actually honored as best daytime newscast at the emmy awards. >> and the emmy goes to "today in the bay" woman rescued, sausalito mudslide, kntv nbc bay area. >> whoo! clap, clap, clap, clap. that wasn't the only celebration going on this weekend. that was actually for our coverage of last winter's sausalito mudslide but we also celebrated again because our very own meteorologist kari hall won another emmy for best weather anchor. you can check out her photos there celebrating in -- kari, that was a beautiful dress. you were so jazzy sitting at home. you did it up. you did not disappoint on any end this weekend. thank you so much for that, for us anyway. >> a salute, also -- >> thank you. >> i'm sorry, kari. a shout out to our friends who put us on the tv as well. without all of them you'd be seeing color bars. t

billy porter is among those joining billboard and the hollywood reporter's's virtual pride and summitusa network ordered for ride month marathon. and fox broadcasting launched the hashtag, tv for all social media campaign, highlighting the importance of the lgbt plus community in the entertainment industry. june 22nd, a zoom conversation will be held in representation with talent and artists. just some of many ways to get involved. >>> monterey counties will start welcoming visitors again. governor gavin newsom approved lifting shelter in place restrictions on hotels, restaurants and other businesses, picnics and son bathing sun bathing is reserved until july h. san francisco restaurants will be allowed to offer outdoor dining for customers. they will be able to set up on sidewalks and parks. restaurants that open must still follow safety protocols that includes limiting each table to six customers and requiring that all customers wear face coverings until they are at their table. the state will allow bars, wineries, and breweries to reopen on friday if they also have approval from th

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